Richard Noble will once again head a British team intent on not only retaining the current land speed record, but eclipsing it by exceeding 1,000mph.

Noble set a 633mph record himself and then managed the Thrust SSC record, which stands today at 766mph.

RAF pilot, Andy Green, was the driver of Thrust SSC and he has already volunteered to steer the new car to seal the record.

Called Bloodhound SSC, the new record breaker utilises a prototype Eurofighter jet engine donated to the project and a specially made 'hybrid' rocket.

The jet engine should have the capability to accelerate the car to 300mph, at which point the rocket's massive thrust is calculated to push the Bloodhound beyond 1,000mph.

Engineers have calculated that Green will have to withstand acceleration forces of 2.5G, as the car will reach 1,050mph from a standstill in just 40 seconds. Braking forces will exceed 3G, potentially resulting in the driver blacking out.